An alleged victim of an accused child sex abuser will never get their day in court - because he has killed himself.

Alleged paedophile Michael Wingate, 74, of Camborne, was accused of historic sex abuse of a young girl in the late 1970s. His case was due to be heard in Gloucester Crown Court, where it was expected to go to trial.

But it emerged on Wednesday (July 4) that he has killed himself by taking an overdose, a judge was told.

Wingate had denied five charges of indecently assaulting the girl when she was aged under 16. The offences were alleged to have happened between 1975 and 1978 in Gloucester.